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Dancers
The professional people layer of Raqs Atlas — performers, instructors, choreographers, schools and the legends who shaped the art form.
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Dallas · United States
Victoria Teel
Victoria Teel began studying belly dance in 2006 and developed a professional career unusually quickly. In 2010 she was selected for the reality programme *Project Belly Dance* and finished among its final six contestants. Soon afterward she joined Bellydance…
Miami · United States
Virginia Mendez
Virginia Mendez built her professional career in Miami while undertaking extensive study of Egyptian dance and folklore. She became a prominent student of Egyptian master teacher Yousry Sharif. Years of international performances and workshops established her…
Dancer · Egypt
Wael Mansour
Wael Mansour was born in Cairo and trained in Egyptian dance, folklore and ballet. During the 1990s he worked with professional dance companies before developing an international career. He later established himself in Europe, particularly Italy, as a…
Sofia · Bulgaria
Warda
Warda is a Bulgarian Oriental dancer whose career developed through intensive engagement with Egypt and the wider Middle Eastern dance community. Over more than a decade she has participated in numerous international events and study trips to deepen her…
Paris · France
Yaël Zarca
Yaël Zarca discovered Oriental dance in 1999 and gradually developed it into an international professional career. Based in Paris, she became particularly associated with Egyptian-style Raqs Sharqi and refined musical interpretation. Over the years she has…
Cairo · United Kingdom
Yasmina of Cairo
Yasmina of Cairo is a British-born dancer whose relationship with Egyptian dance extends across more than four decades. She began serious study in the 1980s with teachers and musicians including Suraya Hilal and Hossam Ramzy before working professionally in…
Toronto · Canada
Yasmina Ramzy
Yasmina Ramzy began her Middle Eastern dance career in 1981 and spent many early years performing throughout the Middle East. She later founded Arabesque Dance Company & Orchestra and developed one of Canada's major institutions for Middle Eastern dance…
New York City · Egypt
Yousry Sharif
Yousry Sharif grew up in Cairo and was exposed to Egyptian dance and music from childhood. His training eventually incorporated Egyptian folklore alongside ballet, jazz and other theatrical movement traditions. After relocating to New York, he became one of…
Columbus · United States
Zahra Zuhair
Zahra Zuhair has been involved in Oriental dance for nearly five decades and became one of the most influential teachers on the Los Angeles scene. She grew up exposed to Raqs Sharqi and later travelled extensively throughout North Africa and the Middle East…
Legend · Egypt
Zeinat Olwi
Zeinat Olwi was one of the notable Egyptian dancers seen in films during the later Golden Era. She appeared in numerous productions where dance was integrated into the musical and dramatic structure of Egyptian cinema. Her style represented the increasingly…
Legend · Egypt
Zizi Mustafa
Zizi Mustafa was an Egyptian dancer and actress who became particularly visible during the 1970s and early 1980s. She was part of the generation that worked in Cairo after the great cinematic Golden Era but while professional Raqs Sharqi still maintained a…
California · United States
Zoe Jakes
Zoe Jakes began belly dance in 2000 after earlier training in several Western dance forms. She became associated with The Indigo and Bellydance Superstars during the growth of Tribal Fusion. In 2007 she co-founded Beats Antique, where she became both lead…
Legend · Egypt
Zouba El-Klobatiyya
Zouba El-Klobatiyya was a celebrated Egyptian dancer associated with Cairo's Mohamed Ali Street entertainment community. She is especially remembered in histories of Raqs al-Shamadan, the Egyptian candelabrum dance connected with wedding celebrations and…